Manager, Vessel Accounts (Ship Management)

Focal Search Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Focal Search Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a Manager of Vessel Accounts (Ship Management) to lead the vessel accounting teams and ensure timely reports to clients and stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership, strategic financial analysis, and close collaboration with ship owners and internal teams.

You will drive AR management, identify revenue opportunities, and provide decision support through high-level financial insights for senior management in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Proven success as Accounts/Finance Manager or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in the discipline of Accounting and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead vessel accounting teams; ensure timely client reports.
• Communicate with vessel owners to meet accounting needs.
• Oversee vessels' accounts receivable and regular assessments.
• Collaborate to identify revenue streams and timely recoveries.
• Provide senior management with financial analysis and decision support.

Skills

Accounting

Finance Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Vessel Accounting

Job description

Manager, Vessel Accounts (Ship Management)

About the job Manager, Vessel Accounts (Ship Management)

• Key Responsibilities
• Manage the vessel accounting team(s) to ensure that vessel reports are submitted to clients/ stakeholders on time.
• Communicate with vessel owners to ensure their accounting needs are met.
• Responsible for the management of the vessels' accounts receivable and ensuring that all receivables are properly managed / assessed on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with vessel accountants to discover various revenue streams and facilitate timely recovery from ship owners.
• Drive the development of a periodic financial position for all accounts receivables and present it to the appropriate senior management.
• Accountable for providing appropriate internal stakeholders with decision support through financial analysis of the vessel.
• Draw high-level insights from past financials and future predictions to assist important internal stakeholders' decision-making processes, and link business decisions with financial implications.
• Collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders to investigate and address budget or forecast variances, and communicate results to the Senior Manager Finance and Accounting Singapore.
• Develop direct reports' competencies through formal or informal mentoring and the implementation of development programs.
• Drive the discovery and closure of competency gaps through direct report performance reviews and engagement with HR.

Job Requirements:

• Proven success as Accounts / Finance Manager or equivalent position of a global organisation
• In-depth knowledge and experience in the discipline of Accounting and Finance